Igniter for liquid-fuel burners.



N. C. CHAPMAN.

IGNITER FOR LIQUID FUEL BURNERS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I7, 1916.

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NATHAN G. CHAPMAN, OF DETROIT,'IVIICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GAS OIL STOVE COMPANY. OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

IGNITER FOR LIQUID-FUEL BURNERS.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN C. GHAP MAN, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Igniter for Liquid-Fuel Burners, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to means for igniting the liquid fuel in burners of the double chimney type wherein the fuel is admitted to a trough that extends across between the lower ends of these chimneys, and its object is to provide a simple, cheap and convenient device whereby the usual igniting wick can be raised up from between the chimneys and replaced when desired. 1

This invention consists in combination with the usual igniting wick of an oil burner, of a novel metal reinforcing support therefor, and a handle or bail attached to said support whereby the support and wick can be raised and lowered as desired.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a section of a stove top showing a burner partly in elevation and partly in central section. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of this improved igniter, a portion being broken away for the sake of clearness.

Similar reference characters refer-to like parts throughout the several views.

The structure shown in Fig. 1, is an oil stove consisting of the top 1, front 2, back 3, bottom 4, legs 5, rate 6, inner chimney 7, outer chimney 8, deflector 9 and supporting bars 10. A trough 12 is shown integral with the inner chimney andsupporting the outer chimney. A continuation of this trough constitutes a ledge 13 over which is a cover 14. The fuel oil, usually kerosene, is conveyed to the trough by means of pipes 15 and 16, the flow being controlled b means of the hand-wheel 17.

The common practice in lighting the burner is to lift up the chimney from the base of the burner which holds the wick, then admit sufficient oil to moisten the asbestos wick 19, and then to apply a lighted- Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed June 17, 1916. Serial No. 104,157.

are properly bent to hold the wick securely The ring and tongues also serve to reinforce the wick. A handle or bail 23 is connected to the reinforcing means, and the wick, after being saturated, can be lifted out, lighted, and then lowered down into place. v

The heat from the flame at the wick soon heats the trough and ledge to such a degree that the fuel oil is gasified immediately and burns with a clear blue flame at the upper end of the cylindrical space between the two chimneys.

By securing the wick between the bent portions of the fingers 22, spaces are left which permit the fuel oil to flow to the wick and saturate it. The radial flange 21 holds the wick substantially concentric with the two chimneys and is of such strength that it easily retains its shape. As the wick 19 extends a distance above the ring 21, the flame is not interfered with by the reinf0rcing device.

I claim:

1. In an igniter for oil burners, the combination of a wick-reinforcing member com-, prising a ring and fingersconnected thereto and extending downward therefrom and then inward and upward, a cylindrical wick .held between the bent portions of said fingers and extending up above said ring, and a bail extending upward from said igniter.

2. In an igniter for oil burners, the com,

bination of a wick-reinforcing member comprising a rlng and fingers connected thereto and extending downward therefrom and then inward and upward, a cylindrical wick held between the bent portions of said fingers and extending up above said ring, and a bail extending upward from said igniter, said bail consisting of a wire rod bent to form a top and parallel sides whose lower ends are attached to said reinforcing memher.

3. In a reinforcing and transporting device for the wicks of oil stoves, the combination of a cylindrical ring and fingers connected thereto and extending down and then up to securely grip a cylindrical wick, and a bail secured to two of said fingers and extending upward therefrom, said ring being positioned approximately the wick.

4. In an igniter foroilburners having inner and outer perforated chimneys, the commidway the ends of bination of an annular Wick, a metal ring to hold the Wick, and a bail connected to the metal ring and consisting of a Wire having its middle portion extending across the inner chimney and having its ends extending down between the chimneys and connected to the metal ring.

5. An igniter for oil burners having concentric chimneys an annular Wick normally at the bottom of the space between the chimneys, a metal reinforcement for the Wick, and a lifter connected to the reinforcement and extending up between the chimneys and so far above them that the lifter may be manually grasped to lift the Wick out above the chimneys.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

NATHAN C. CHAPMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

